Clash of the titans

Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals against Getafe in 10 minutes, once more giving the feeling that the Madrid player is capable of anything. And since the next team he'll face up against is Barcelona, in Wednesday's first leg of the cup semi-final, this will be a new opportunity to measure how much the team depends on the Portuguese.

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently a real danger for Barcelona. The Portuguese has scored seven goals in his last six 'Clásico' games. His duel with Messi is also hotting up: the Portuguese scored three goals yesterday afternoon, and the Argentine answered with four against Osasuna in the evening.

As has been said so many times, the two seem to feed off each other. Each is continually looking to out-gun the other and they've made sure 2013 started with a bang. CR7 has notched up 10 goals in seven games (1.4 per game). He's got 21 in the league and a total of 33 in all competitions. One figure that stands out is his 100 goals in the Bernabéu, having achieved this in just 87 games.

Meanwhile, Leo Messi has gone beyond 200 goals (currently on 201) in the league and only seven other players have reached this significant milestone in the history of the Primera División. Furthermore, after yesterday's performance he now has three quads in the league – recording double braces against both Valencia and Espanyol last season – and a total of four in his career – having also put four past Arsenal in a single game.